Former Sox Skipper Terry Francona |
This is the guy that guided a rag-tag group of misfits to curse-breaking history. This is the guy that stuck with Dustin Pedroia during his rookie April—resulting in ROY and MVP awards. This is the guy with Bigelow's green tea. He has to be there. Having said all this, it's a potential big embarrassment for Bobby Valentine. Those "Tito" chants that drown out Carl Beane's voice will be a clear message to the NOG: 'For all his warts, Francona was better'. For our part, we hope The Mad Dentist's festivities go off swimmingly—we can use all the distraction we can get from this 2012 edition of the Carmine Hose.